(AGENPARL) – ven 15 settembre 2023 September 15, 2023 
MEDIA ADVISORY M23-118
*NASA’s Record-Breaking Astronaut to Discuss Yearlong Mission*
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NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured
inside the International Space Station’s U.S. Destiny laboratory module.
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NASA astronaut Frank Rubio will speak to media about his record-breaking
mission aboard the International Space Station during an Earth-to-space call
at 12:15 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 19. The virtual news conference is the final
opportunity to hear from Rubio while he is in orbit on this yearlong mission.
The call will stream live on NASA Television [1], the NASA App [2], and the
agency’s website. Watch online at:
https://www.nasa.gov/live [3]
Rubio is scheduled to return to Earth on Wednesday, Sept. 27, after spending
371 days in low Earth orbit, earning him the record of the longest single
spaceflight by an American. The previous United States record of 355 days,
which Rubio surpassed Sept. 11, was held by NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei.
The two had the opportunity to chat earlier this month [4].
Media interested in participating must RSVP to the newsroom at NASA’s
Johnson Space Center in Houston no later than two hours before the start of
reporters must dial into the news conference no later than 12 p.m., Sept. 19.
Questions also may be submitted on social media using #AskNASA.
Rubio was born in Los Angeles, and considers Miami his hometown. He was
selected by NASA to join the 2017 astronaut candidate class and graduated two
years later. He launched aboard Roscosmos Soyuz MS-22 on Sept. 21, 2022. This
is his first trip to space. In addition to serving as an astronaut, Rubio
also is a medical doctor and lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army.
For more than 22 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked aboard
the space station, testing technologies, performing science, and developing
the skills needed to explore farther from Earth.
For more information about Rubio, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/frank-rubio [6]
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*Press Contacts*
Lora Bleacher
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
Chelsey Ballarte
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
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[1] https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
[2] https://www.nasa.gov/nasaapp
[3] https://www.nasa.gov/live
[6] https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/frank-rubio